Superbug linked to 2 deaths at UCLA hospital

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Exterior view of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center during their Ebola virus readiness drill (closed to the media) to test their ability to diagnose and treat Ebola patients in Los Angeles on October 17, 2014. The United States and Canada announced stepped-up airport screening measures to look for passengers carrying Ebola, as the deadly virus killed a man in Texas and the worldwide toll has passed 4,500. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)

Superbug linked to 2 deaths at UCLA hospital

Exterior view of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center during their Ebola virus readiness drill (closed to the media) to test their ability to diagnose and treat Ebola patients in Los Angeles on October 17, 2014. The United States and Canada announced stepped-up airport screening measures to look for passengers carrying Ebola, as the deadly virus killed a man in Texas and the worldwide toll has passed 4,500. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES — Nearly 180 patients at UCLA’s Ronald Reagan Medical Center may have been exposed to potentially deadly bacteria from contaminated medical scopes, and two deaths have already been linked to the outbreak.

The Times has learned that the two people who died are among seven patients that UCLA found were infected by the drug-resistant superbug known as CRE — a number that may grow as more patients get tested, Los Angeles Times reported. The outbreak is the latest in a string of similar incidents across the country that has top health officials scrambling for a solution.

UCLA said it discovered the outbreak late last month while running tests on a patient. This week, it began to notify 179 other patients who were treated from October to January and offer them medical tests. By some estimates, if the infection spreads to a person’s bloodstream, the bacteria can kill 40% to 50% of patients.

At issue is a specialized endoscope inserted down the throats of about 500,000 patients annually to treat cancers, gallstones and other ailments of the digestive system.

To me, it seems like Obama is more concerned with looking politically correct than stopping the spread of diseases like this ‘superbug’ and Ebola. Banning flights is racist. Closing our borders is racist. Quarantining Africans is SUPER racist. Obama – this one is on you!

Hey Obama – You allowed ISIS to flourish. You picked a senseless fight with Russia. You ruined health insurance. My health insurance is up to $450/month from just $200/month. My car insurance is currently only $25/month (from Insurance Panda), but who knows when Obama will try to step in and create socialized car insurance. Our country is doomed.

These bugs need to be stopped, and for that to happen, Obama needs to go.